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Opium

Santella, Thomas M. (Author).

Summary: Describes what opium is, how it is cultivated and how it is used and abused.

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  • ISBN: 9780791085479
  • ISBN: 0791085473
  • Physical Description: 119 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
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  • Publisher: New York : Chelsea House, [2007]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-113) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Use and abuse of drugs -- Brief history of opium -- Opium: from poppy plant to heroin -- Economics of opium: trade, consumption, and war -- Chemical and addictive properties of opium -- "Food's own medicine" or drowsy demon? -- Advance of heroin -- Opium comes to America -- Modern opiate-based medicines -- Opium trade today -- Teenage trends and attitudes -- Opium and the law -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- Web sites -- About the author.

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